Correctional Officer; entry and senior level

Job Description

The Gwinnett County Department of Corrections is the first accredited, government‑owned correctional facility in Georgia. The department promotes community safety by maintaining a safe and secure environment that encourages positive change and provides quality services.

Position: Correctional Officer

Responsibilities include maintaining safety and security for offenders and employees, supervising the offender population, conducting routine cell inspections, performing strip searches, and handling emergencies.

• Intervening during disturbances, riots, and related emergencies to maintain or gain control of offenders
• Handling stressful situations according to departmental policy/procedure restraining combative/uncooperative offenders
• Conducting shakedowns of the offender's property for unauthorized contraband
• Providing transportation for offenders to outside appointments, work details, and in times of emergency
• Interacting with offenders in an open dormitory setting
• Monitoring offender's visitation, mail, and telephone communications
• Monitoring activities of offenders, maintaining daily logs, and completing forms and reports
• Maintaining the accountability of offenders
• Conducting official counts

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be 21 years of age
• High School Diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent education
• Valid driver’s license from state of residency
• Must be able to work an on‑call rotation and emergency after hours, weekends, and/or holidays
• Must be able to successfully pass the five‑week Basic Correctional Officer Training Course

Depending on qualifications, salaries start at:

• $49,102.00 (base salary) with a high school diploma or GED
• $50,575.06 (base salary + 3% education incentive) for an associate degree
• $52,048.12 (base salary + 6% education incentive) for a bachelor's degree

Incentives including:

• 3% pay incentive for an associate degree
• 6% pay incentive for bachelor’s degree
• 5% Shift Differential pay Evening Shift (2:00-10:30 pm) and Morning Shift (10:00 pm-6:30 am)
• $4,300 hiring incentive for Correctional Officer and $4,700 for Sr. Correctional Officer
• Effective 4/11/2023, this position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program

This is a safety‑sensitive position that will require a pre‑employment drug screen and subsequent random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with Gwinnett County Drug and Alcohol‑Free Workplace.

The grade for the Correctional Officer position is CR213 and for the Correctional Officer Senior is CR223.

Gwinnett County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Gwinnett County is committed to creating a diverse workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (including sex), race, color, national origin (including ancestry), gender (identity and expression), sexual orientation, age, marital status, familial status (including pregnancy), disability, military or veteran status, religion, political affiliation, immigration status, homeless status, or any other category protected by law.